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Curator Marananga Shiraz 2022
$60.00From the best plots from the estates’s own vineyard, this is a glorious Marananga expression. 10% whole bunches, unhurried wild ferment and aged for 18 months in French oak, 20% new. Incredible wine, showcasing that detail, tension and freshness can live alongside rich, full bodied hedonism. Absolutely full boded, with lashings of lavender, violet, sweet […]
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Curator Wine Co Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$30.00Sourced from 5 plots from Curator’s own vineyards in Marananga. Unmistakably Barossa and it’s done so well. Rich, deep and full bodied, a compote of black, blue and red fruits, with well integrated oak spice. Glossy and silky, the tannins cascading and very fine. A wine to buy a dozen bottles of, as there is […]
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Bannockburn Gamay 2024
$45.0094 Points,TWF In case you haven’t heard, this team makes a magic Bannockburn Beaujolais. 2024 marks the third release of this wine, but the first year with sufficient yields to offer to a wider audience. Matt Holmes and his team considered a wide variety of choices before Gamay six years ago became the first new […]
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Somos Biodynamic Aglianico 2023
$35.00How to tame those aglianico tannins! This is classically styled in a sense, but has the vibrancy, energy and brightness of a contemporary wine. Black and bramble fruits, licorice, fennel, cola, rosemary and violets. Sweet and sour fruit, some fruit case spice, seaweed, tobacco and a tension between angular tannins, prickling acidity and pure high […]
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Somos Biodynamic Vermentino 2023
$35.00A very pure vermentino, a variety whose texture and weight can be so hard to control. White flowers, honeysuckle, pear, ginger, white peach, fresh and preserved citrus. Silky and succulent, with creamy notes, hints of wood, opulent fruit, tangy citrus and salivating minerals. Norris at Waters Wine Co There’s a shift here, in both […]
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Somos Biodynamic Albarino 2024
$35.00Such a gorgeous wine with grapefruit, pear, yellow fruits, preserved lime, lemon, pink lady apple, jasmine and honey. Wonderfully fully flavoured and succulent, with texture and citrus drive focusing and lengthening the palate. All of the Somos wine’s are for drinking upon release, and the prices are eye wateringly cheap, but I would love to […]
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Frederick Stevenson Chardonnay 2024
$35.00Classic Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, reminding me somewhat of the Fielke wine. Rich and tangy, with a mineral, salty, saline, white chocolate, nougat thing going on. Dark and yellow fruits, interspersed with grapefruit, mandarin blossom, lime preserve, butter and cream. Full flavoured and pretty full bodied too, but not quite and masses of character. One my […]
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Frederick Stevenson Pinot Noir 2023
$36.00A very classical pinot noir. Pure and silken, the intense aromas give way to a gorgeous palate. Dark cherry, blackberry, violets, wood spice, licorice and mint. Even flow, medium bodied, and yet the flavours and textures are intense and enveloping, coating every which way. Generous in a way and so easy to drink. Norris at […]
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Frederick Stevenson Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$42.00100% Cabernet Sauvignon from 1960s planted vines situated in Vine Vale, Barossa Valley. Currently tended to by Wayne Ahrens and Suzie Hilder. The label, much like the wine, is a nostalgic throwback to some labels of old and features the heritage listed church that we use as our winery and sometimes cellar door – “Oddio” in […]
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Bondar Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2024
$38.00The most high toned and ethereal of the Bondar grenache’s, yet with the succulent oomph and juicy power of McLaren Vale. Lifted red fruits, fresh flowers, fresh herbs, woody notes and pink peppercorns. Medium bodied, intensely fruited, but without the weight of the other wines. Angular and perky, the tannins finessed. Beautiful, almost haunting. Norris […]
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Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Shiraz 2023
$74.00If I had to a serve a South Australian shiraz to a European, unversed in Australian wine, then this would be it. Fragrant, with a compote of brambly, red and blueberry fruit, bitter chocolate, Middle Eastern spices, fresh compost, licorice subtle oak. Lucious and sexy, with an intensity and lavishness of fruit that could only […]
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Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Grenache 2023
$74.00Phenomenally complex with tar, English summer fruits, blackcurrant, sweet and savoury spice, cola, blood orange and mixed flowers. It’s very expressive from the aromatics to the finish, the palate, succulent and silky, yet the tannins authoritative. Such a serious grenache, without the loss of sensuality. Long, long, long. Amazing. Norris at Waters Wine Co […]
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Bondar Midnight Hour Shiraz 2023
$45.00A great vintage for this wine, but let’s be honest, they’ve all been pretty great! A cooler year, allowing greater hang time and the development of more complex flavours. Rich and full bodied, with a certain weightlessness. Supple and silky, with a dark fruit profile, violets, sweet earth, chocolate and tangy red fruits driving from […]
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Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz 2023
$30.00The value here has always been super keen. That’s as true as ever with this iteration from a cool year, typically lifted and fragrant but also with some serious import. A tick up from mid-weight, this is spicy and peppered ferruginous minerality, along with blackberry, dark cherries, tapenade, violet, cassia, bay, coffee bean, and salted […]
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Ossa Methode Traditionnelle Tasmania 2019
$90.00A terrific vintage for Tasmania, intense flavours, rich aromatics and terrific acidity. The Ossa 2019 is classic Tasmanian sparkling; flavoursome, with a wide plane of flavour, pithy textural notes and mouthwatering freshness. Lemons, fresh, preserved, zest and salted, mandarin, orange blossom, jasmine, grapefruit, thyme and pastry notes. Tangy and pithy, the preserved citrus element comes […]
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Domaine A Stoney Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
$40.00The finest Stoney Vineyard pinot noir, the 2023 displaying all the richness and accessibility of a great vintage and the tannic, savoury, mineral and floral notes that are the signature of this great estate. Violets, geranium, dark cherry, rhubarb, raspberry, stewed plum and blackberry fruit envelop sweet spice, chocolate and fresh compost. Wonderful mid palate […]
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Domaine A Stoney Vineyard Cabernets 2018
$40.00Domaine A’s Stoney Creek range is built for earlier drinking, yet they are very serious wines indeed, with a little more fruit weight than their other releases. A 87/9.5/3/0.5% cabernet sauvignon/Merlot/cabernet franc/ petit verdot blend, somewhat reminiscent of St Estephe. Expressive aromatics of cassis, violets, lavender, bay leaf, blackberry, dark cherry and spicy oak. Gorgeous […]
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Domaine A Petit A Cabernets 2014 Museum Release
$70.00St Emillion inspired, but for me, reminiscent of the haunting, autumnal wines of Pessac Leognan. Beautifully complex aromas of blackcurrant, cranberry, mulberry, blackberry, violets, garrigue herbs, tobacco leaf, mint and cocoa. Pure ripe fruit, supple initially, before the sensual squeeze of chewy, tobacco laced tannins. Very complex interplay of savoury and fruit notes with squid […]
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Dirty Three The Dirty Rizza Riesling 2024
$38.00Off-dry riesling at it’s very best, and the first that I’ve had from Gippsland. A ‘feinherb’ in style, so only about 10 g/l of sugar, so the alcohol is low also, at 10.8%. Gorgeous aromatics of spring jasmine, quince, flint, preserved lime, lemon, green apple and gentle spice. Pure and refreshing, energetic, ravishing yet precise, […]
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Dirty Three All the Dirts Pinot Noir 2023
$50.00“All the Dirts” is a blend of all the pinot noir vineyards, and as such is the estate’s emblematic wine. A lovely compote of red, black and bramble fruits, with cut flowers and savoury spice. Medium bodied, lovely flow and the tension between sweet fruit and savoury elements is pitch perfect. Wonderful intensity and gentle […]
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Longview Saturnus Nebbiolo 2022
$49.00Nebbiolo is tough to do in Australia, but the likes of Traviarti, Pipan Steel, Castagna and Longview are offering incredible examples and it will be fascinating to see the differences develop between the respective wine regions. Well, Longview’s Saturnus 2022 nebbiolo is the finest example out of the Adelaide Hills and one of the best […]
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BK Wines Swaby Chardonnay 2023
$48.00A chardonnay lover’s chardonnay, stylistically ticking just about every delectable box possible. Star jasmine, gardenia, cream, citrus and orchard fruits, cream, wood spice and honey. Explosive flavour, energetic, detailed and refined, the fruit tangy, tensioned and softened by clotted cream and high quality oak. And just when you thought the journey was over, a long […]
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Trutta VMR 2023
$28.00I’m not sure exactly how Trutta can make a wine of such richness, volume, freshness and easy drinkability. Whole bunch pressed, wild fermented on full soilds and full malo. White flowers, peach, cherry, butter, cream, preserved lime, savoury spice, and lemon pith. Quite full bodied, with no edges, the varietals harmonious and pure. unbelievably versatile […]
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Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2024
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Trutta Sangiovese 2023
$34.00Whole berry fermentation and a paradoxical three weeks on skins has led to a classic sangiovese and one of Australia’s best. Super bright red fruits, florals, bay leaf, and baking spices with firm, grippy, tobacco laden tannins. Shows the light and shade of the varietal and this is very Italianate in style, to the point […]
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Fighting Gully Road La Longa Sangiovese 2019
$65.00Australia’s answer to Brunello di Montalcino. For what it’s worth, there isn’t a wine coming out of Brunello of any description at this price that’s anywhere near as good. Spending 36 months in large format oak, yet it’s still incredibly bright, the colour fresh and the aromatics, incredible. Tarry, black cherries, red currants, plums, violets, […]
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Trutta Vermentino 2023
$28.00From a cool vineyard at the southern extremity of Heathcote. Beautifully expressive, with white flowers, ginger, cinnamon candlewax, creamed honey, yellow fruits and citrus. Slightly textured and savoury with tangy acidity. Unbelievably food versatile, like the entire range, we have put this with Mexican, Chinese, English and Italian dishes, never missing a beat. Norris at […]
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Chateau Pato Vintage Port 2011 (500ml)
$40.002011 was a great vintage for Hunter Valley reds, Louise and I still have plenty of both colours in our cellar. We have also had this wine many times of the years and it has stayed remarkably youthful and vigorous, never loosing it’s luxuriant fruit and etched curves. Shiraz fruit to the fore, all blackcurrant, […]
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J&S Fielke Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir 2023
$40.00Full flavoured, pure and lucid, a pinot noir of detail and juxtaposition. All the Fielke wines have an extra dimension, so they don’t fit neatly into established, stylistic conceptions. Very aromatic, with lavender, violets, Asian spices, earthy notes and a compote of tangy red and hedge fruits. Medium bodied, on the one hand angular and […]
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J&S Fielke Shiraz 2024
$40.00From grapes off Inkwell’s organic vineyard in Tatachilla, McLaren Vale and their entry for the 2024 Hacking The Future of Shiraz Project. This is such a McLaren Vale expression, full of brambly fruits, blueberry and chocolate. Carbonically macerated for 14 days prior to a natural fermentation and hand plunged daily for a month. Elevage took […]
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